PAH to IAH flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Barkley Regional Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport · 617 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at PAH or IAH right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Paducah (PAH) to Houston (IAH) arrived on time 73% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 0.7% were cancelled, and 15% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Sunday was the most reliable day to fly (86% on time) and Tuesday the least (63%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (47%).
Which airline is most on time from PAH to IAH?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest AirlinesRegional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska. | 73% | 0.7% | 35 min | 15.4% | 145 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
Not enough departures across different hours to compare.
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday64%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday63%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday70%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday74%0.0% cancelled
- Friday78%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday71%6.7% cancelled
- Sunday86%0.0% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft47%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion26%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)15%
- Extreme weather11%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)100%
- Extreme weather0%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
PAH to IAH: common questions
- How often are PAH to IAH flights on time?
- 73% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Paducah to Houston cancelled?
- 0.7% of scheduled flights were cancelled (1 of 145).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 35 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 127 min behind schedule on average, and 15.4% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at PAH?
- Flights on this route spent 12 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: PAH → IAH, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.